uuname(1)uuname(1)NAMEuuname - Displays names of accessible systems
SYNOPSISuuname [-l]
The uuname command displays a list of all the computers accessible to
the local system; the list of systems is displayed on standard output.
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
dards as follows:
uuname: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
Displays the name of the local system.
DESCRIPTION
In order for a local system to communicate with a remote system, the
remote system must support the UUCP protocol.
The accessible remote systems are listed in the /usr/lib/uucp/Systems
file.
Before copying a file to another system with the uuto command or with
the uucp command, issue uuname to determine the exact name of the
remote system.
NOTES
The uuname utility is marked LEGACY in XCU Issue 5.
EXAMPLES
To identify the remote systems connected to the local system, enter:
uuname
The system responds with a list like the following: hera zeus
merlin arthur To identify the name of the local system, enter:
uuname-l
The system responds with the name of the local system: venus
FILES
Spooling directory. Public directory. Lists accessible remote sys‐
tems.
SEE ALSO
Commands: ct(1), cu(1), rmail(1), tip(1), uucico(8), uucleanup(8),
uucp(1), uuencode(1), uulog(1), uupick(1), uusched(8), uusend(1), uus‐
tat(1), uuto(1), uux(1)
Standards: standards(5)uuname(1)
